Attachment for belts.



No. 637,980. Patented Doc. 3, I901.

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ATTACHMENT FOR BELTS.

(Application. filed Apr. 6, 1901.)

(No Model.)

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WILLIAM VVARDER DUVALL, OF BELLFAIR MILLS, VIRGINIA.

ATTACH M ENT FOR B ELTS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 687,980, dated December 190 Applioation filed April 6, 190] $erial No. 54,603. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM WARDER DU- VALL, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of Bellfair Mills, county of Stafford, and State of Virginia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Attachments for Belts, of which the following is a specification,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part thereof, in which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

This invention relates to an attachment for belts of the class employed by ladies or gentlemen for encircling the waist; and the ob ject thereof is to provide an improved article of this character which is adapted for attachment to any belt and which is employed to clasp or retain ahandkerchief, pair of gloves, or other like articles while the belt is worn.

The device is simple in construction, inexpensive, and durable, and it is especially applicable for use when shirt-waists are worn by either men or women, whereby the necessity of having a pocket in the waist is obviated.

The invention will be hereinafter fully described, and specifically set forth in the annexed claim.

In the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, Figure l is a perspective View of myimproved device, showing the same connected to a belt and having a handkerchief retained in its clasp; and Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the attachment removed from the belt and having part of the clasp-covering broken away.

In the practice of my invention I employ, primarily, a flattened collar A, composed of metal, and which may, if desired, be coated with leather or other material matching the belt to which it is attached. This collarslides upon the belt, as B, and maybeplaced at any desired location thereon, preferably at one side, as illustrated in Fig.1 of the drawings. If desirable, this collar may be fastened to the belt and openings a may be formed therethrough for receiving retaining-rivets or other fastening means.

Secured to the outer plate a of the collar A is a vertical post 0, which has lateral arms 0, whereby the post is offset from the face of the plate a. J ournaled upon this post is a curved clasp D, which is normally pressed inwardly against the plate a by means of a suitable spiral spring, as e, or any other form of spring may be employed. The clasp D is preferably composed of a single piece of bent wire covered with a coating of material D to match the material composing the belt B; but I do not confine myself to this form, as the clasp can be made of a strip of sheet metal, if desired.

In the operation and use of the device it is placed upon the belt at one side, as illustrated in Fig. 1 of the drawings. Then when the belt is placed around the waist of aperson it is obvious that the clasp can be swung outwardly to a sufficient extent to place a suitable article, such as a handkerchief 1, Fig. 1 of the drawings, between the clasp and the belt, and the said clasp, by reason of its spring-pressure, will retain the handkerchief until it is released, and any other similar article may be retained and carried.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is- The combination with a belt; the collar A, adapted to slip on said belt; and the vertical post 0, with lateral arms 0, attaching it to said collar; of the resilient clasp, comprising the spring D, and cover D, pivoted on said post 0; and the spring E, wound on said post 0, with its middle parts overlapping and engaging said resilient clasp, and bearing with its ends on the outer surface of said collar A; all substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed my name, in presence of two witnesses, this 30th day of March, 1901.

WILLIAM IVARDER DUVALL.

Witnesses:

RICHARD WIRT POWERS, CHARLES FRANKLIN BLACKBURN. 

